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Traditional antimalarial phytotherapy remedies used by the South Coast community, Kenya
Joseph Mwanzia Nguta,James M. Mbaria,Daniel Waweru Gakuya,Peter K. Gathumbi,Stephen G. Kiama +4 more
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In this paper, a study was conducted to document herbal medicines used in the treatment of malaria as well as the existing knowledge, attitudes and practices related to malaria recognition, control and treatment in South Coast, Kenya.About:
This article is published in Journal of Ethnopharmacology.The article was published on 2010-09-15. It has received 42 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Malaria.read more
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Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used for the treatment of malaria in plateau of Allada, Benin (West Africa).
Marius Houénagnon Yetein,Laurent G. Houessou,Toussaint Olou Lougbegnon,Oscar Teka,Brice Tente +4 more
TL;DR: This study provides plant species used in the plateau of Allada in Benin for malaria and related symptoms treatment and could be important for the conservation of traditional knowledge on the antimalarial plants and the improvement of malaria management.
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Ethnobotanical survey on medicinal plants used by Guinean traditional healers in the treatment of malaria.
M. Traoré,Mamadou Aliou Baldé,M. S. T. Diallo,E.S. Baldé,S. Diané,A. Camara,Aldiouma Diallo,A.M. Balde,A. Keïta,S.M. Keita,K. Oulare,F.B. Magassouba,I. Diakité,Luc Pieters,Aliou Mamadou Balde +14 more
TL;DR: The present study showed that traditional healers in Guinea have a consistent knowledge of antimalarial plants and their use against malaria can be scientifically validated.
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Medicinal plants and their uses by the people in the Region of Randa, Djibouti
Alshaimaa Hassan-Abdallah,Ali Merito,Souad Hassan,Djaltou Aboubaker,Mahdi Djama,Zemede Asfaw,Ensermu Kelbessa +6 more
TL;DR: The local knowledge on medicinal plants and their relevance in managing health problems are presented and may inspire further ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological research and investigations toward drug discovery in Djibouti and beyond.
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The Genus Aloe: Phytochemistry and Therapeutic Uses Including Treatments for Gastrointestinal Conditions and Chronic Inflammation
TL;DR: The phytochemistry of the Aloes is summarised and some possible reasons for the wide variations reported for their medicinal properties and (c) their therapeutic mechanisms are highlighted.
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Ethnomedicinal survey of plants used in the treatment of malaria in Southern Nigeria
P.C. Iyamah,MacDonald Idu +1 more
TL;DR: A great diversity of plants used in the treatment of malaria in Southern Nigeria is documented and Extracts prepared strictly according to the practitioners' recipes should be screened for antiplasmodial activity and toxicity by in vitro and in vivo standard tests to justify their local usage.
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Medicinal plants and traditional medicine in Africa
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the use of traditional medicine in Africa and its application in the field of medicinal plants and traditional medicine, including traditional medicine and traditional plants in Africa.
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The value of plants used in traditional medicine for drug discovery.
TL;DR: This review describes and discusses several approaches to selecting higher plants as candidates for drug development with the greatest possibility of success and identifies and discusses advantages and disadvantages of using plants as starting points for drugDevelopment, specifically those used in traditional medicine.
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A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula
TL;DR: A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula as discussed by the authors, a dictionary of the economic products of theMalay Peninsula, a Dictionary of economic products in Malay, and a Malay economic dictionary.